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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Queen Consort.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Antoinette secretly glad that her first born child was a girl?
(a) Because she hoped a daughter would get her sent back to Austria.
(b) Because she did not want to produce an heir.
(c) Because girls were easier to raise than boys.
(d) Because she would be allowed to raise the child herself.

2. How did Antoinette's father die?
(a) From a stroke.
(b) From smallpox.
(c) From yellow fever.
(d) From cancer.

3. Which of the following fashion trends was popular when Antoinette arrived in the French court?
(a) Bright blue shadow on the eyes.
(b) Completely white or nude lips.
(c) Circular rouge on the cheeks.
(d) False eyelashes made from peacock feathers.

4. During what month of the year did Antoinette and Louis rise to the throne in France?
(a) February.
(b) November.
(c) May.
(d) August.

5. How long did Antoinette wait before consummating her marriage to Louis XVI?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did France react to the birth of Antoinette's first child?

2. How did Maria Teresa react to the news of her husband's death?

3. What role did Antoinette give Princesse de Lamballe in her household?

4. How did Antoinette feel about the king's consort's presence in court?

5. Where was Antoinette's father when he died?

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